Overtube for preventing abdominal-wall metastasis after PEG-tube placement

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1087-

  Couto, Gilberto ^a  

^a HOSPITAL EGAS MONIZ   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL; CANCER PREVENTION; HEAD CANCER; HUMAN; LETTER; METASTASIS; NECK CANCER; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBE;

ABDOMINAL WALL; GASTROSTOMY; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; NEOPLASM SEEDING; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33646823145     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2006.01.007     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

1. Cruz I., Mamel J.J., Brady P.G., and CassGarcia M. Incidence of abdominal wall metastasis complicating PEG tube placement in untreated head and neck cancer. Gastrointest Endosc 62 (2005) 708-711
2. Mandot A., Gupta T., Abraham P., et al. An overtube is not required for reducing post-PEG peristomal infection. Gastrointest Endosc 62 (2005) 821-822